At the House of Bedford Foster in the County of Monroe Margaret Cornwell of lawful age who being first duly sworn deposeth and saith that she was well acquainted with an old man by the name of (Wire? Wine? Win? Ware? Weir?) Johnston – (my note: this man’s name is spelled these various ways in the deposition and accompanying documents) in the County of Fauquire in the State of Virginia which was a long time ago the said Johnston was a raw? boned? man hard Fatures, (illegible) of an eye and dark hare, he was also much affected in the brest and is was said that he was wounded in some of the old battles (my note: in a different deposition we learn that Mr. Johnson was blind in one eye and had an injury to his shoulder, wounds that occurred during Braddock’s defeat) but as to the circumstance this deponent can not say of herself, but so it was he allways said that he had got land for being in the war which land or his right of his land he sold to a certain Evan Griffith of the county of Fauquire a great many years ago but do not recollect how long for which land or right that he had to land the said Evan Griffith paid to the said Ware Johnston a considerable amount in cattle and hogs and (illegible) then the said Win Johnston and his wife for several years previous to their death the sd. Evan Griffith at one time fixed Johnston and his wife in a little house that was some short distance off in a field and suported them there for some time and afterwards took both back to Griffiths own house where he suported them until after the death of Johnston’s wife and some time afterwards but not certain how long, the said Johnston went to a certain John Willoughbys in the same neighbourhood and lived there until he died this deponent further states that she knows of none else that the said Johnston sold to (illegible) to the sd Even Griffith, this deponent further states that the whole of the circumstances took place near the Bull Run Mountain in the said County of Fauquire.

Signed: Margaret (her mark) Cornwell

We do hereby certify that on this 2nd Saturday in Feb 1827 Agreeable to the within notice we met at the house of Bedford Foster in Monroe County and that the within named Margaret Cornwell was duly qualifyed before us on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God to the within deposition given under our hands and seals this 10 day of Feb 1827

Signed: Wm Graham, Jacob Johnson, JP
Acting Justices of the Peace for the County of Monroe

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Source: Augusta County Chauncery Court Case, Index No. 1855-934, Heirs of William Broughton, William Coleman, Charles Morgan and Heirs of John Williamson v James Holderby, Simon Morgan, John Savage, and David Spurlock

State of Ohio Brown County, Saturday the 10th of March 1827 at the house of John Willoughby in said county …. take the deposition of Jesse Bennett of lawful age …. deposeth and said that John Willoughby who is (illegible) and has been about three months confined in this deponent’s house to a bed of affliction by a paraliss stroke and entirely unable to speak but a few words at a time and the mind so impaired has rendered him unable to give his deposition at any time since he was first taken ill but have often heard that Wine Johnston an old soldier in Braddocks War had sold his land to Evan Griffith …. and this deponent further states that the said John Willoughby is at this time about seventy six years old and this deponent further states the said John Willoughby is his father in law and that they reside in the same house.

Signed: Jesse Bennett

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Source: Augusta County Chauncery Court Case, Index No. 1855-934, Heirs of William Broughton, William Coleman, Charles Morgan and Heirs of John Williamson v James Holderby, Simon Morgan, John Savage, and David Spurlock

There is more information on these families in this Chauncery Court Case, which is almost 2,000 pages long. The information above is found on pages 641 – 647.

]]>By: Connie Wlloughbyhttps://alvispat.wordpress.com/willoughby-benjamin-of-fauquier-co-va-and-greene-co-tn/#comment-7615
Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:58:27 +0000http://alvispat.wordpress.com/?page_id=560#comment-7615I am trying to find the father of John Willoughby who married Sara ? I find them in Russell Co. Va. and then the family is in Campbell Co.Tn.
]]>By: Angie Silberbergerhttps://alvispat.wordpress.com/willoughby-benjamin-of-fauquier-co-va-and-greene-co-tn/#comment-7163
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:47:04 +0000http://alvispat.wordpress.com/?page_id=560#comment-7163I appreciate your work on the Willoughby family. I descend from Benjamin Willoughby and I am researching my lineal ancestor Rev. James F. Smith as you have identified him above as marrying the daughter of Margaret Willoughby Donica.

Can you tell me what document identified his middle initial as F? I’m trying to locate his parents and any help would be very much appreciated.

]]>By: George Monroehttps://alvispat.wordpress.com/willoughby-benjamin-of-fauquier-co-va-and-greene-co-tn/#comment-3383
Mon, 23 May 2011 00:28:15 +0000http://alvispat.wordpress.com/?page_id=560#comment-3383I am wondering if Sarah Willoughby b: 1771 is the same Sarah Wiloby(Willoughby} b:1769 Farquier, VA. Sarah Wiloby married my 4th Great Grandfather, John Monroe from Scotland in 1793/94 at White Plains, Va?
]]>By: Charles W. Wiseleyhttps://alvispat.wordpress.com/willoughby-benjamin-of-fauquier-co-va-and-greene-co-tn/#comment-1506
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:09:14 +0000http://alvispat.wordpress.com/?page_id=560#comment-1506Hi Kathy,
Again I commend you on your website and the quality of your work on the Willoughby family. My only concern is the Willoughby/Donica connection and the internet spread of undocumented speculation that Samuel Donica is the father of Randall Gordon Donica. There is no proof of this assumption by Carol and Donna. We both know that Randall Gordon Donica, and Benjamin Willoughby were in Nevins Twp in Vigo Co IN in 1835. They lived about a mile apart. Benjamin’s brother Elijah lived adjacent to them in Clay Co IN. About 2 miles from my great grandfather Randall(who I assume to be his cousin)and his brother Benjamin. Everyone researching this family needs to do a little original research rather than assuming that Samuel is the father of Randall Gordon Donica. I personally think that you will find that Randall is a likely descendant of Hugh Doneghe with the father being either John or James. It is well documented that Hugh Doneghe’s sons moved to Greene Co TN in the 1790’s and that is of course where Thomas married Margaret Willoughby and James married Sarah Willoughby 3 or 4 months earlier. I also think that Livingston Co KY needs to be researched to solve this puzzle. Any comments–please contact me at wiseleycha@aol.com.
Charles
]]>By: alvispathttps://alvispat.wordpress.com/willoughby-benjamin-of-fauquier-co-va-and-greene-co-tn/#comment-1433
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:02:05 +0000http://alvispat.wordpress.com/?page_id=560#comment-1433Yes, please. I am anxious to see your line and evidences. This is one of my seriously under-documented lines. I can provide documents to Benjamin Willoughby of Fauquier Co VA, needing only a link to his son Elijah Willoughby.
Kathy
]]>By: Ray Maxsonhttps://alvispat.wordpress.com/willoughby-benjamin-of-fauquier-co-va-and-greene-co-tn/#comment-1432
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:19:39 +0000http://alvispat.wordpress.com/?page_id=560#comment-1432My mother was Eldeena Willoughby from Fairbury, Nebraska. I have traced her ancesters back to Facquir Co. VA in 1748. Let me know if you want the documented line – by both Y-DNA 33 markers and documents. The line starts in Jamestown.. I need one more document to finish the proof.